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Originally Posted by StayFrosty 
This is the best I can do and I cannot possible fit two monitors within that budget, but I did include one awesome monitor that I can vouch for.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor (£89.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£62.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£26.59 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£45.48 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£69.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£36.18 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: LG IPS224V-PN 21.5" Monitor (£102.86 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £434.07
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
The Define Mini is such an awesome silent case.
The mechanical hard drive would probably the only thing that would be audible if you opened the case up, so ask your friend to consider an SSD.
This is the best I can do and I cannot possible fit two monitors within that budget, but I did include one awesome monitor that I can vouch for.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor (£89.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£62.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£26.59 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£45.48 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£69.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£36.18 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: LG IPS224V-PN 21.5" Monitor (£102.86 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £434.07
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
The Define Mini is such an awesome silent case.
The mechanical hard drive would probably the only thing that would be audible if you opened the case up, so ask your friend to consider an SSD.
Thank you looks pretty good. I'll show him this thread and hopefully he'll stop being a tight butt and give me some extra cash to build it.
R4
(18 items) |
HP G62
(14 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Athlon II P340 Dual-Core Processor 2.20 GHz | AMD M880G | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 | 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 DIMM) |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Crucial M4 64GB | LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double ... | Stock | Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| 15.6" diagonal High-Definition HP BrightView LE... | 101-key compatible with full-size keyboard with... | 65W AC Adapter with 6-Cell 47WHr Lithium-Ion Ba... | HP G62 |
| Mouse | Audio | ||
| Touch Pad with integrated On/Off button and 2-w... | Altec Lansing speakers | ||
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R4
(18 items) |
HP G62
(14 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Athlon II P340 Dual-Core Processor 2.20 GHz | AMD M880G | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 | 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 DIMM) |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Crucial M4 64GB | LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double ... | Stock | Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| 15.6" diagonal High-Definition HP BrightView LE... | 101-key compatible with full-size keyboard with... | 65W AC Adapter with 6-Cell 47WHr Lithium-Ion Ba... | HP G62 |
| Mouse | Audio | ||
| Touch Pad with integrated On/Off button and 2-w... | Altec Lansing speakers | ||
| View all | |||
